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Tomatoes are a crop known since ancient times that came to Europe from South America in the 16th century. Europeans liked the taste of the fruit and the ability to prepare various salads and winter snacks from tomatoes. Breeders have continued to improve varieties and hybrids for several centuries, so choosing a bag with the right seeds is not so simple.
We will try to talk about one of the new varieties of tomatoes in detail, provide a description, characteristics, photos and tell you about the methods of cultivation. This is the Stolypin tomato, which is in deserved demand not only among gardeners, but also among consumers, despite its young age.
Description of tomatoes
The characteristics and description of the Stolypin tomato variety are very important for understanding what this plant is.
Bushes
Let's start with the fact that this is, indeed, a variety, not a hybrid. Tomatoes are of a determinate type, that is, they have a limited growing point. As soon as the last clusters are formed, the stem stops growing.
The bushes grow up to 55-60 cm. The number of stepsons is small, in addition, there is no need to tear them off or tie them up.By the time the fruits ripen, brushes form on each shoot, on which 6-7 fruits hang, and the bushes themselves look like a round bright ball. The leafiness is average, the leaves themselves are not too long, dark green.
Stolypin tomato bushes are compact, not spreading. It is this quality that is highly valued by gardeners, because planting does not require much space, which is convenient in small summer cottages.
The Stolypin variety is early ripening; from the moment of sowing the seeds to the harvesting of the first fruits, it takes about three months, and the harvest fully ripens in 10-12 days. For the successful development of tomatoes and saving them from the return of spring frosts, if the plants are to grow in open ground, you need to install a temporary film cover.
Fruit
Tomatoes have simple inflorescences with articulations on the stalks. The first inflorescence is located above the 5th or 6th leaf. If the seedlings were planted early, then flowering begins on the windows. The fruits of the Stolypin tomato are aligned, oval in shape, similar to plums. But sometimes the shape can be slightly different: slightly elongated with a spout.
The fruits have excellent taste, they contain a lot of sugar and vitamins. Tomatoes are small, their weight is 90-120 grams. The fruits, as described and reviewed by gardeners, are rich pink or red in color. The skin is dense, but the flesh is juicy and fragrant. Each fruit has 2-3 seed chambers, not too many seeds. Look below, here are tomatoes of the Stolypin variety in a photo taken by one of the gardeners: smooth, shiny, rosy-cheeked.
Characteristic features of the variety
If you decide to buy Stolypin tomato seeds, the characteristics and descriptions given on the label will not be enough. So that you don’t have to look for materials and waste your time, we have made a selection of the main characteristics of the variety.We also focused on the reviews sent to us by gardeners who have already planted a variety of tomatoes and have an idea about them.
So, what are the advantages of the Stolypin tomato variety:
- Early ripening, special taste of fruits that do not crack either on the bushes, or during storage, or during canning.
- Long shelf life, in which the beneficial properties of tomatoes are not lost.
- Excellent presentation and transportability due to the dense skin and fleshy fruit pulp.
- If we talk about the yield of the Stolypin tomato, then, according to the reviews and photos given in the article, it is clear that it is excellent. As a rule, up to 10 kg of fruit can be collected from low-growing bushes per square. You can see this from the photo of the bush below.
- Stolypin tomatoes are a cold-resistant variety that can withstand light frosts. Cold and rainy weather does not interfere with fruit setting.
- Since this is a variety and not a hybrid, you can collect your own seeds rather than buying them from the store every year. The varietal qualities of the tomato are preserved.
- The agricultural technology of Stolypin tomatoes, according to the characteristics and reviews of gardeners who have been engaged in the crop for several years, is simple; there are no special rules for growing them. Moreover, you won’t have to spend time removing stepsons and forming a bush.
- The purpose is universal; sweet tomatoes are good both fresh and for canning.
- The Stolypin tomato variety, according to its characteristics, description of the variety and reviews from gardeners, is suitable for cultivation throughout the Russian Federation both in open and protected ground.
- Tomatoes are resistant to many diseases of nightshade crops, including late blight.
Characteristics of tomatoes by gardeners:
Agrotechnical standards
Many gardeners are interested in the question of what needs to be done to get a rich harvest of Stolypin tomatoes. As we have already said, plants can be grown in open ground or in a greenhouse. According to reviews, there is a difference in yield, but not too big if you follow agrotechnical rules.
Seedling
Tomato variety Stolypin is grown in seedlings. Seeds should be sown in late March or early April. According to the lunar calendar 2018, March 25-27 or April 6-9.
To sow seeds, use fertile soil taken from the garden. The best beds are those in which cabbage, onions, carrots or legumes grew. Containers for seedlings and soil are simply filled with boiling water or crystals of potassium permanganate are added to the water.
Tomato seeds are soaked in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, washed with clean water and dried. Sowing is carried out according to the following scheme: 2 cm between seeds, 3 cm between grooves, planting depth - 2 cm. The top of the box with tomato seeds is covered with polyethylene so that seedlings appear faster.
Subsequently, the soil is watered with warm water, preventing it from drying out. After two or three carved leaves appear on the seedlings, it needs to be pruned. To do this, take containers with a volume of at least 0.5 liters. The composition of the soil is the same. Tomato seedlings are removed from the sun for 2-3 days so that the seedlings take root better.
While the seedlings are growing, they need to be watered and fed two or three times with mineral fertilizers. To keep the stem strong and the seedlings stocky, place the containers in a sunny window and rotate them every day.
Before planting in the ground, Stolypin tomatoes are hardened off to adapt to new growing conditions. First, they take it outside for a few minutes, then the time is gradually increased. Make sure that the seedlings are not in a draft.
Planting in the ground and care
Stolypin tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse or open ground. Planting dates after June 10, depending on the climatic conditions of the region and specific weather conditions. The soil for planting tomatoes is prepared in advance: it is fertilized, dug up and spilled with a boiling solution of potassium permanganate or Fitosporin.
They are usually planted in two rows to make it easier to care for tomatoes. The spacing between plants is at least 70 cm, between rows 30 cm. Although denser plantings are possible. Planted seedlings need to be watered abundantly.
Caring for Stolypin tomatoes during the growing season will not cause difficulties:
- regular watering, weeding, loosening;
- fertilizing, mulching;
- treatment of Stolypin tomatoes with drugs against diseases as needed, although, according to reviews from gardeners, the variety, as a rule, does not get sick.
